Uyghur Students in Egypt Detained, Sent Back to China
Egyptian police moved this week to round up and deport Uyghur students living in Cairo, detaining some in restaurants or at their homes and seizing others at airports as they tried to flee the country, sources in the Egyptian capital said.
At least 200 have been detained since July 4, including 30 seized by police at the Eslem Uyghur restaurant located in Cairo’s 7th District, one female student told RFA’s Uyghur Service on Thursday.
“All of them are students here,” the young woman said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“I know one of the students who was taken away. His name is Masjid Musa,” she said. “He has the legal papers he needs to stay in Egypt, but they don’t care if your papers are in order or not.”
“If you are a Uyghur, you will be immediately detained,” she said.
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Allegedly, a number of them have gone to fight for ISIS and other terrorist groups. That is the reason they are being detained and returned to China. China has requested this.
